[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17005]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP95-374-000]


Gas Research Institute; Notice of Annual Application

July 6, 1995.
    Take notice that on July 3, 1995, Gas Research Institute (GRI) 
filed an application requesting advance approval of its 1996-2000 Five-
Year Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Plan and the second 
year of the 1995-1996 RD&D Program, and the funding of its RD&D 
activities for 1996, pursuant to the Natural Gas Act and the 
Commission's Regulations, particularly 18 CFR 154.38(d)(5).
    In its application, GRI proposes to increase its contract 
obligations to $218.8 million in 1996, an increase of 4% over the 
authorized 1994 obligations budget. GRI seeks to collect $208.3 million 
through jurisdictional rates and charges during the twelve months 
ending December 31, 1996. This $208.3 million, plus additional funds, 
will provide the necessary cash to fund the 1996 RD&D Program.
    GRI proposes to fund the second year of its 1995-1996 RD&D Program 
through the following surcharges: (1) A demand/reservation surcharge on 
two-part rates of 26.6 cents per Dth per Month for ``high load-factor 
customers''; (2) a demand/reservation surcharge on two-part rates of 
16.4 cents per Dth per month for ``low load-factor customers''; (3) a 
volumetric commodity/usage surcharge of 0.85 cents for firm services 
involving two-part rates and for one-part interruptible rates; (4) a 
special ``small customer'' surcharge of 2.0 cents per Dth; and (5) a 
surcharge of 1.73 cents per Dth per month for one-part, firm service 
outside the ``small customer'' class. GRI asserts that these surcharges 
comply with the Commission's March 22, 1993 ``Order on Contested 
Settlement'' approving, without modification, the ``Stipulation and 
Agreement Concerning Post-1993 GRI Funding Mechanism''.
    The Commission Staff will analyze GRI's application and prepare a 
Commission Staff Report. This Staff Report will be served on all 
parties and filed with the Commission as a public document by August 
25, 1995. Comments on the Staff Report by all parties, except GRI, must 
be filed with the Commission on or before September 8, 1995. GRI's 
reply comments must be filed on or before September 15, 1995.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest GRI's application, 
except for GRI members and state regulatory commissions, who are 
automatically permitted to participate in the instant proceedings as 
intervenors, should file a motion to intervene or protest with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Rules 214 and 211 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 and 
385.211. All protests, motion to intervene and comments should be filed 
on or before July 17, 1995. All comments and protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to this 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party, other than a GRI 
member or a state regulatory commission, must file a motion to 
intervene. Copies of this application are on file with the Commission 
and are available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17005 Filed 7-11-95; 8:45 am]
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